Emma serves on the Cambridge Theological Federation's Academic Committee and Learning Resources Group. She also co-leads and organises the CTF's Intensive Course and Intergrative Learning for Collaborative Practice, both on Judaism and Jewish-Christian Relations. Emma works on providing interfaith social and ecclesial context-based placements and co-supervises on the Professional Doctorate programme.

Emma was educated in the Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies at University College London. She completed her PhD (2007) in Jewish Education.

Emma served as Honorary Secretary to the Jewish Historical Society of England between 2010 and 2012. She is a member of the Jewish Historical Society of England and the British Association for Jewish Studies.